REDEEMABLE NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions		9 Months Ended
Feb. 10, 2023	Sep. 30, 2023
Temporary Equity [Line Items]
Aggregate redemption price	$ 190
Unreturned capital contribution, percentage	95.00%
Unreturned capital contribution	$ 175
Dividends accrued during the period		$ 3
Redeemable Preferred Stock
Temporary Equity [Line Items]
Redeemed units (in shares)	175,000
Sinclair Broadcast Group, LLC
Temporary Equity [Line Items]
Aggregate redemption price	$ 190
Unreturned capital contribution, percentage	95.00%
Unreturned capital contribution	$ 175
Dividends accrued during the period		$ 3
Sinclair Broadcast Group, LLC \| Redeemable Preferred Stock
Temporary Equity [Line Items]
Redeemed units (in shares)	175,000

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Redemption value, as if currently redeemable, of redeemable noncontrolling interest for preferred shares, units or ownership interests classified as temporary equity and the election has been made to accrete changes in redemption value to the earliest redemption date.

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-Topic 480
-SubTopic 10
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section S99
-Paragraph 3A
-Subparagraph (24)(b)
-Publisher FASB
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Number of stock bought back by the entity at the exercise price or redemption price.

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 50
-Paragraph 2
-SubTopic 10
-Topic 505
-Publisher FASB
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